Police file case against three for molest attempt on Patna AIIMS doctor
Patna: A case of molestation has been registered against three unidentified persons who allegedly attempted to molest a doctor of Patna AIIMS, officials said.
“The incident took place in the Phulwari Sharif area on Friday morning when the woman doctor was on her way to the hospital,” the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Phulwari Sharif-1, Sushil Kumar, told reporters.
The doctor in the complaint said that when she was travelling to AIIMS on her scooter, three persons on a bike attempted to molest her and also indulged in a heated argument, the SDPO said.According to the female doctor, the incident occurred when she was alone. She stated that after leaving the hospital, some miscreants started harassing her. When she resisted, the miscreants began following her. They chased her for about a kilometer, during which they continued to try and trouble her. The doctor somehow managed to reach the police station, at which point the three troublemakers fled the scene.
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A case has been registered based on the doctor’s complaint, the SDPO said.
He said CCTV footage is also being analysed to identify and capture the accused.
This incident comes on the heels of the case in Kolkata, where a female doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College was sexually assaulted on the hospital premises. The Kolkata incident sparked nationwide outrage, with protests and demands for stricter security measures for women working in healthcare.
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